Folding tire tube tester and bucket



Oct. 13, 1931. w A HENRY 1,827,232

Fol-DING TIRE TUBE TESTER AND BUCKET Filed Dec. 16, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 v W/'///'a/m4. Hen/2y, I Zlwvemtoz W/fneS'Se-S I agflZMM 41M m1,

Oct. 13, 1931. w H Y 1,827,232

FOLDING TIRE TUBE TESTER AND BUCKET Filed Dec. 16, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 20 age. I

A further and final object of the invention Patented Oct. 13,1931

N T .STATES omen WILLIAM A. HENRY, or HoLnYwooD; CALIFORNIA FOLDING TIRE TUBE TESTER AND BUCKET I Application filed December 16,1926: serial no. issiz ssi This invention relates to a folding tire tube tester and motor bucket for motorists.

The primary object of this invention is to provide, in a. manner as hereinafter set forth,-

5 a convenient foldable receptacle which may be easily and quicklyset up for use to test tire tubes for the purpose of locating leaks therein, and which may also be employed for transporting water or other substance. The

supporting legs of the receptacle act as carry ing handles when the receptacle is employed for carrying water or the like.

Another object of theinvention is to pro vide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a

folding receptacle of the character described which will be strong and durable, rigidly braced when setup for the testing of tire tubes and adapted to be easily and quickly knocked down and folded. for transportation or stor' is the provision, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, of a foldable receptacle of the character described which will be light, compact and comparatively inexpensive to manufac ture.

a consideration of the following detailed descriptlon taken in connection with accompanying drawings forminga part of this specification, with the understanding how ever, that the invention isnot confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawings but may be changed or modified so i long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient fea- The invention will be best understood from by the numeraldO; p A canvas body is secured Figure 3'is an end elevation of the recep Figure 5 shows the manner in which the re- 5 ceptaclefframe folds the canvas being removed. I: Q

Figure Gis a plain view of the folded struc- Figure 7 is an enlarged detail section taken through a joint where the receptacle frame is attached tonne of the supporting legs.

Referringnow to the drawings in detail "wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several .0 views, there is indicated generally by the numeral 1, an'elongated frame'comprising the substantially parallel spaced side rails 2 and'substantiallysemi-circular end portions. 3. p "Pivotallysecured at each end of each side rail 2; of the "frame,' is the freeend of one leg 4 of a substantially U-shapedframe indicated generally by'the numeral 5 the:

frames {Shaving the straight cross connecting 7 v yoke portions 6 which are set inwardly of the lower'endsof the side legs and connect-' ed the'retoby the angled portions 7, thus it will be seen that when the frames 5 are set up, in'th'e. position shown in Figure 1, with the free ends" of the legs 4 extendin upward- 1 y, theconnecting yokes 6 will e spaced above the ground, only, the lower ends ofthe 1 legs and 'vthe angled portion 7 contacting "with the groi'md iand serving as support feet. so

The free upper-ends of-the leg portions 4 of theU-sha ed frames are spaced from the outer face '0 the adjacent end" of the frame side rail 2 by washer members '8, and rivet members passed through the upper ends of the legs 4 and through therail'of the frame to secure' the'legs tothe railYas shown: in Figure 7, the rivet members being, indicated to'the frame 1-90 and 'this canvas 'bodycomprises the sub- "'s'tantiall' semi-circiilar side wallsections 11 andthe ottom panel 12 which has its'edg'es *securedto the edges of the side Walls 11 andeXt'endsthroughout these'edgeshaving smitsendsisecured to the "frameportions 3 as T will be readily understood. The upper portions of the side wall sections 11 are turned over the railsj2 of "the frame, the turnover portionslbeing stit'ched'to the mainwall body as indicated at 13 in Figure 7, and as is also swinging movement of said brace rods, means shown in this figure, the rivet 10 passes formed on the lower ends of the brace rods through the upper edge of the canvas body, for detachably engaging the legs of the U thus securely tastening it to the frame 1. shaped members adjacent to the outer ends Extending from the outer end of each of thereof, when said legs are at right angles 79 the rivet members is a brace rod 14, the and below the top frame, and a flexible reupper end ofeach rod being formed to set ceptacle secured to and carried by said top up an eyejlfi'through which the adjacent fratne.

rivet 10 passes, the head of the rivet bear- In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

10 ing against tie outer side of the eye as is WILLIAM A. HENRY.

clearly shown in Figure7,iand thefree'outer ends of the brace rods 14 are turned inwardly at right angles to set-up the-legengagi-ng fingers 16 which are adapted to pass through 15 apertures 17 of the legs' l.

, It will .bereadily understood from reference to Figure 1, that the brace rod 1 L atone end ot the framelis designed to extend to the opposite end of the frame to engage inthe aperture 17 ofaleg member upo nthe I r 5 opposite 311d as shown. rom this it will. be v readily understood that the brace rods 14: are I 1 in or relation when the receptacle is set up -as,i;n .Figure 1, the.intur.ned. ends or. fingers vlG-engagin'g thelegs 4 in'the manner .de-

scribed. One of the bracerrods lfiis pro- .Vide'd witha locking finger which comprises lea-length of-wire wrapped about the rod as indicated .at 18 and having the outer end Q thereof left straight and arranged in spaced 7 g 5 parallel relation to the rod l lvupon which it is mounted, to: set up the finger 19. .The' rod upon the side of the receptacle, carry1ngth1s .l ocking fingermember; 1 9 is arranged to overlie the other rod upon the-same side when the ,1 1 0 receptacle is-set up and the finger 19 engages upon the inner side of the leg .4 over the outer side of which the arm supporting it passes. It will: thus be understood thatrthe wrapped porti'on 18 :of the finger l9 isl slippedback i p r p i I p iwardlyaupon its supporting mum release the leg, this fingercarrying brace rod can not be'disengaged from its associate leg memher. When it is desired to employ: the receptacle described for carrying water or'other i i H sul'istance, the brace rodsl l are released from thcirassociatelegs a and the legs are swung -over the ends of the :frame 1.to bringthe yoke portions 6 in opposed parallel .relation motoremploymentasuhandle rnembersfor the I simport-ot'fthe' receptacle. 7 V

'Havmg thus describedv my invention, what .I claim is:

A collapsible tire tube testenandbu cket com J risin a sun sort inclru'din 1 a toframe having spaced parallel side bars'and connectingendbajr U-Shaped members each including side legsan'd a connecting handle bight portion, pivot pins connecting thev inner ends OIE'l'lIG legs to-the side-bars adjacentto the I opposite ends thereofwherebyto permit the -U-shaped members to be swung above or below the-top frame, flexible brace rods provided with eyesat their inner ends rockably lmounted upon the; pivot;pins ior permitting v 

